Employment Advisor

The Growth Company

  • Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
  • £28,420 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
The Growth Company’s (GC) Employment team is hiring an Employment Advisor to provide guidance and training for unemployed individuals, helping them progress into employment, training, and education. As part of the Restart Scheme, you will offer personalised support for up to 12 months to help people find local jobs and overcome employment challenges.We help to make a lasting difference to the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond, by supporting individuals to gain meaningful employment. Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health and debt.Key Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate and deliver advice, guidance, and training for unemployed individuals.
  • Operate referral and liaison procedures with agencies (e.g., JCP, colleges, employers).
  • Establish and deliver one-to-one and group activities, including assessments and job search sessions.
  • Provide one-to-one interventions at induction, assessment, and follow-up appointments.
  • Refer customers to internal and external agencies for further support.
  • Plan and deliver training and other interventions for each customer.
  • Facilitate group learning to improve employability.
  • Report safeguarding concerns and participate in team activities like tender writing and developing new services.
About You:
  • Ideally working in training, guidance, advice & counselling environments.
  • Previous experience working with vulnerable customer groups.
  • Working to targets with excellent knowledge of the local labour market, methods of recruitment and awareness of growth industries.
  • Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base.
  • Knowledge of guidance and national standards.
  • Rapport building skills, professional and articulate.
Skills Required:
  • Must have previous experience working within sales, customer service, welfare to work industry.
  • The ability to work under pressure in a high-performance environment.
  • Well-developed IT skills, including MI systems, spreadsheets and diary management, email, data security.
  • Work to Key performance indicators and challenging targets.
  • Ability to network and promote the organisation.
LocationMansfieldBusiness Area Logoemployment.jpgCompany LogoWork Company (ESF)CompanyEmploymentContract typePermanent/ Full- timeSalaryUp to £28,420 per yearAdvert Brandemployment.jpgClosing Date25/08/2025Ref No4683Documents(Word, 38.38kb)At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact or call us on 0161 237 4447.Examples include:Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advanceExtra time for tasksInterview questions shared beforehandAccessibility software or equipment for assessmentsWe’re proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we’ve removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.

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